comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
tone (of voice); manner of talking
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
midsummer; height of summer
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
although I say; although one might say; although called
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
such ... as; or some such
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
tendency; trend; inclination
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important